Clay County, Kansas
Clay County (county code CY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, 8,535 people lived there.[1] Its county seat and the city with the most people is Clay Center.[2]
Clay County | |
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 Clay County Courthouse in Clay Center, Kansas | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| Founded | February 20, 1857 |
| Named for | Henry Clay |
| Seat | Clay Center |
| Largest city | Clay Center |
| Area | |
| • Total | 656 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| • Land | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Water | 10 sq mi (30 km2) 1.6%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 8,143 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | ClayCountyKansas.org |
History
On February 20, 1857, Clay County was created. It was named in honor of the famous American statesman Henry Clay.[3] Clay was a member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century.
Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 656 square miles (1,700 km2). Of that, 645 square miles (1,670 km2) is land and 10 square miles (26 km2) (1.6%) is water.[4]
Bordering counties
- Washington County (north)
- Riley County (east)
- Geary County (southeast)
- Dickinson County (south)
- Ottawa County (southwest)
- Cloud County (west)
Major highways
Sources: National Atlas,[5] U.S. Census Bureau[6]
- U.S. Route 24
- Kansas Highway 15
- Kansas Highway 82
People
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 163 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,942 | 1,704.9% | |
| 1880 | 12,320 | 318.8% | |
| 1890 | 16,146 | 31.1% | |
| 1900 | 15,833 | −1.9% | |
| 1910 | 15,251 | −3.7% | |
| 1920 | 14,365 | −5.8% | |
| 1930 | 14,556 | 1.3% | |
| 1940 | 13,281 | −8.8% | |
| 1950 | 11,697 | −11.9% | |
| 1960 | 10,675 | −8.7% | |
| 1970 | 9,890 | −7.4% | |
| 1980 | 9,802 | −0.9% | |
| 1990 | 9,158 | −6.6% | |
| 2000 | 8,822 | −3.7% | |
| 2010 | 8,535 | −3.3% | |
| 2016 (est.) | 8,143 | [7] | −4.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1960[9] 1900-1990[10] 1990-2000[11] 2010-2016[1] | |||
Government
Presidential elections
Presidential Elections Results
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 75.7% 2,891 | 17.7% 677 | 6.6% 252 |
| 2012 | 75.6% 2,788 | 22.6% 834 | 1.7% 64 |
| 2008 | 74.0% 2,998 | 24.9% 1,009 | 1.2% 47 |
| 2004 | 79.2% 3,174 | 19.8% 793 | 1.1% 43 |
| 2000 | 73.3% 2,998 | 23.3% 951 | 3.4% 139 |
| 1996 | 66.9% 2,793 | 23.1% 963 | 10.1% 421 |
| 1992 | 47.9% 2,198 | 20.6% 947 | 31.5% 1,445 |
| 1988 | 72.1% 2,997 | 26.8% 1,112 | 1.2% 48 |
| 1984 | 78.8% 3,559 | 20.3% 919 | 0.9% 41 |
| 1980 | 73.9% 3,449 | 20.0% 932 | 6.1% 286 |
| 1976 | 63.9% 3,085 | 33.3% 1,610 | 2.8% 137 |
| 1972 | 78.4% 3,562 | 19.5% 887 | 2.0% 93 |
| 1968 | 72.0% 3,335 | 20.0% 926 | 8.1% 374 |
| 1964 | 62.2% 3,030 | 37.1% 1,806 | 0.8% 37 |
| 1960 | 75.3% 3,937 | 23.8% 1,246 | 0.8% 43 |
| 1956 | 80.2% 4,378 | 18.9% 1,034 | 0.9% 49 |
| 1952 | 84.9% 5,059 | 13.9% 831 | 1.2% 71 |
| 1948 | 65.9% 3,763 | 31.6% 1,804 | 2.5% 144 |
| 1944 | 74.0% 4,101 | 25.1% 1,391 | 0.9% 49 |
| 1940 | 68.7% 4,699 | 30.2% 2,067 | 1.0% 70 |
| 1936 | 50.5% 3,525 | 49.3% 3,441 | 0.3% 21 |
| 1932 | 47.3% 3,115 | 49.9% 3,289 | 2.8% 187 |
| 1928 | 73.7% 4,457 | 25.1% 1,515 | 1.2% 72 |
| 1924 | 62.9% 3,767 | 23.7% 1,417 | 13.4% 802 |
| 1920 | 72.7% 3,521 | 23.8% 1,155 | 3.5% 168 |
| 1916 | 47.7% 2,692 | 46.6% 2,632 | 5.7% 320 |
| 1912 | 22.7% 843 | 37.0% 1,373 | 40.4%1,499[lower-alpha 1] |
| 1908 | 53.0% 1,858 | 42.6% 1,495 | 4.4% 155 |
| 1904 | 68.6% 2,262 | 12.2% 403 | 19.2% 634 |
| 1900 | 51.5% 2,001 | 47.0% 1,826 | 1.6% 61 |
| 1896 | 45.6% 1,655 | 53.1% 1,929 | 1.4% 49 |
| 1892 | 43.8% 1,666 | 56.2% 2,149 | |
| 1888 | 50.8% 1,914 | 24.4% 920 | 24.8% 934 |
Education
Unified school districts
Communities
2005 KDOT Map of Clay County (map legend)
Cities
- Clay Center
- Wakefield
- Clifton (partly in Washington County)
- Morganville
- Green
- Longford
- Vining (partly in Washington County)
- Oak Hill
Unincorporated communities
- Athelstane
- Bateham
- Broughton
- Browndale
- Exeter
- Fact
- Fancy Creek
- Garfield Center
- Gatesville
- Idana
- Industry
- Ladysmith
- Northern (no longer exists)
- Republican City
Ghost towns
- Broughton, razed when Milford Lake was built
Townships
Clay County is divided into eighteen townships. The city of Clay Center is considered governmentally independent and is not included from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.
| Township | FIPS | Population center |
Population | Population density /km² (/sq mi) |
Land area km² (sq mi) | Water area km² (sq mi) | Water % | Geographic coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athelstane | 02950 | 144 | 2 (4) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.03% | 39°10′17″N 97°12′35″W | |
| Blaine | 07050 | 259 | 2 (6) | 109 (42) | 1 (0) | 0.94% | 39°20′38″N 97°11′11″W | |
| Bloom | 07325 | 125 | 1 (3) | 122 (47) | 1 (0) | 0.53% | 39°26′29″N 97°16′51″W | |
| Chapman | 12525 | Longford | 202 | 2 (6) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.09% | 39°10′21″N 97°19′35″W |
| Clay Center | 13650 | 368 | 4 (10) | 98 (38) | 1 (1) | 1.46% | 39°21′30″N 97°6′17″W | |
| Exeter | 22100 | 81 | 1 (2) | 94 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.08% | 39°15′24″N 97°11′36″W | |
| Five Creeks | 23475 | 159 | 2 (4) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°21′22″N 97°18′14″W | |
| Garfield | 25500 | 107 | 1 (3) | 91 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.05% | 39°31′55″N 97°7′5″W | |
| Gill | 26250 | 140 | 2 (5) | 78 (30) | 0 (0) | 0.04% | 39°10′10″N 97°6′3″W | |
| Goshen | 27025 | 92 | 1 (3) | 91 (35) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°31′4″N 97°0′14″W | |
| Grant | 27500 | 132 | 2 (5) | 74 (29) | 13 (5) | 14.83% | 39°16′12″N 96°59′27″W | |
| Hayes | 30875 | 206 | 2 (6) | 92 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°26′9″N 97°5′58″W | |
| Highland | 31825 | Green | 310 | 3 (9) | 92 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.07% | 39°25′28″N 97°0′1″W |
| Mulberry | 49000 | Clifton (part) | 331 | 3 (9) | 97 (38) | 2 (1) | 1.99% | 39°32′19″N 97°16′23″W |
| Oakland | 51725 | 110 | 1 (3) | 93 (36) | 0 (0) | 0% | 39°15′30″N 97°20′21″W | |
| Republican | 59025 | Wakefield | 1,024 | 14 (36) | 73 (28) | 10 (4) | 12.46% | 39°12′7″N 97°0′50″W |
| Sherman | 64850 | Morganville | 328 | 4 (10) | 85 (33) | 1 (0) | 1.00% | 39°30′15″N 97°12′42″W |
| Union | 72075 | 140 | 2 (4) | 92 (35) | 0 (0) | 0.38% | 39°16′16″N 97°4′53″W | |
| Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02. | ||||||||
Related pages
More reading
- Standard Atlas of Clay County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 71 pages; 1918.
- Standard Atlas of Clay County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 65 pages; 1900.
- Historical Plat Book of Clay County, Kansas; Bird & Mickle Map Co; 88 pages; 1881.
Notes
- This total comprises 1,250 votes for Progressive Theodore Roosevelt and 249 for Socialist Eugene Debs.
References
- "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 83.
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files
- "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
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